As a vegetarian, I have never missed mutton, though I have tasted it until I was 20. But hubby some times asks for gravies which tastes like the mutton gravy which his mom used to make. I have never cooked with mutton. So I didn’t know about the spice paste…
Today comes another upma for the third day of Blogging Marathon #21. I made it with fresh bread crumbs and it is totally different from the bread upma I posted yesterday. I chopped onions into thick squares and so got a nice crunch in the upma which alternated the soft…
Today is the second day of Blogging Marathon #21. Upma becomes the base for a fight in our house. As I told yesterday, our first fight after marriage was because of upma. My aunts love the way I prepare upma. They say that I prepare it just like my mom.…
Today is the fourth week of Blogging Marathon # 21. I am posting under the theme Upma. Upma is my favourite breakfast. In mom’s place she used to prepare upma once or twice a week and we never complained about it. She used to make the tastiest upma. But after…
Today is the second day of Blogging Marathon and I am posting under Navrathri Sweets. Laddu is a very special sweet and is a must in every festival. Mom prepares laddu for Deepavali usually. I used to help her while preparing lots and lots of laddus. After marriage, I made…
Today is the second day of Blogging Marathon #21 and the dish today I am posting is a Chettinad speciality. Chettinad cuisine is famous for its delicious and unique recipes. This puttu is one among them. I saw the recipe in a cook book. I also had an opportunity to…
Mor Kulambu is one of my favourite kulambu variety. But as hubby is not so keen in eating it, I usually don’t prepare it at home. Last month when my hubby’s sister visited us, I asked her whether she likes mor kulambu. She readily agreed and I prepared it for…
Today is the second day of Blogging Marathon #21 and I am posting under Diabetic Sweets. Apart form the sugar free substitute I used yesterday, another natural sweetener good for diabetics is palm sugar. Palm sugar has a low glycemic index which is very good for diabetics compared to the…
When Archana of The Mad Scientist’s Kitchen asked me to write a guest post in her space for her Mere Athithi Series, I was very happy. I had so many ideas in my head and at last this traditional sweet won. This simple sweet is made of roasted gram and…
I have heard of chettinad’s kavuni arisi but never had an opportunity to try it until last month. Our neighbour during Grihapravesham (House Warming Ceremony) arranged for cooks from Karaikudi who are specialists in chettinad cuisine. For breakfast they served kavuni arisi and paasiparuppu puttu along with idli, pongal and…